Delivered via phishing, the malware provides reconnaissance, remote execution, and data exfiltration capabilities.
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Novel Android RAT ‘Hirudo’ Replaces Banking Apps With Trojanized Copies
The Hirudo malware combines elements of a traditional banking trojan and a full-featured RAT.
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XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform
Expanded plugin count allows the malware to monitor users’ location, stream live audio, and interact with authenticated browser sessions.
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In Other News: AI Used in Korean Bank Breaches, Poem-Guided Botnet, Empire Admin Gets 40 Years
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Tensorlake npm SDK compromised, Empire Market co-founder gets 40 years, exposed NVIDIA GPU monitors leak telemetry.
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Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries
Midnight Mimosa is the name given to a malware campaign primarily running preinstalled on low-cost Android devices.
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US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools
Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure.
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FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices
Attackers are creating new accounts and deleting existing ones and passwords to prevent legitimate access.
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Long-Running NPM Malware Campaign Accumulates 40,000 Downloads
Since August 2023, attackers have published eight malicious packages as part of the MALFEX supply chain campaign.
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Linux Backdoor Abuses STUN Protocol, Exploits Dozens of Flaws
ClingSTUN operates as a back-connect proxy backdoor, sets up persistence, and contains exploits for self-propagation.
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In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws.
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